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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-09-14
BALD KNoBBERS GUILTY.

A Large Number at Jefferson City, Mo-,
VIII Not Fight Their Cases.
JEFFERSON CITY, No.. September 10.-The
trial of the Bald Kuobbers came to a sud
den termination yesterday afternoon by
the defendants in body entering plea OF
guilty. In the morning Col. Boyd showed
fight and the case of Geo. Deaton was called.
He was charged with bulldozing Home.
steader RidoHhone. John Deny and Geo.
Silvey were arraigned for whipping Caleb
Atwood and entered plea of not guilty.
Col. Boyd asked for severance of the two
cases, which was denied. He then objected
to the jury on the ground that it was preiu.
diced from hearing other cases. The court
ordered the trial to proceed. When the
court a6journed at noon the government
had made the best case up to date.
The direct and circumstsntial evidence
was very strong, and when the afternoon
session opened Col. Boyd said: "AIl you
Bald Knobbers who have not been tried
come forward" John Wright, William
Silvey, George Silvey, John Denny, E B
Denny, and W. f. Wright responded. Col.
Benton stated to the court that an agree
ment had been reached with Col. Boyd
that the prisoners that had not yet been
arraigned, together with the prisoners on
trial, should submit their cases jointly to
the jury and agree TO a verdict OF guilty on
all the indictments; also that the prisoners
convicted. and under a second indictment
for beating Hugh Ra,cliff, had agreed &c
the same process.
The jury returned verdict OF guilty il
each case. Col. Boyd then withdrew al
motions for now trials and announced th a.
the prisoners awaited sentence. Judge
Kreckel said he would not pass sea encs
before next week. The met are all young
of good characters, none of them being
over twenty-one years of age. There is nc
blood-thirsty demand for vengeance and i
is generally believed that the sentence vii
be mild.
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Sorghum.
lCOrresp Ondence Practical Farmer.l

lCorresp onderce Practical Farmerl
The farmer who liKes molasses and wants
what he knows to be pure, should I'M
doubtedly raise patch OF sorghum, but
IN raising it pains should be taken to Sc
cure the best results possible. This can
not be done II some preparation is not
made ahead. One trouble heretofore, or
reason why so many have failed to secure
profitable crops, is because it is left until
the other crops are in, and then, IL there
is vacant place left, it is planted to sor
ghum.
find each year that it pays, and pays
well, to take considerable pains to prepare
the land well before sowing the seed. Sor-
ghum is naturally slow in starting to
grow at first, and to increase the growth
and give as good start as possible, the
cultivation must be commenced early and
kept up. The plants being small and
growing slow, If the seed is planted where
the soil is trashy or cloddy the cultivation
is much more difficult, and often consid-
crab work must De done with the hoe.
find it also preferable to plant in drills, let
ting the plants stand reasonably close to-
gether, rather than in hills, so as to have
six or eight stalks crowded together. Hsv-
ing the soil well prepared aids consider
ably in sowing the seed and covering more
evenly, thereby insuriDg quicker and bet
ter termination of the Eeed. A consider.
able part of the work of cleaning up the
land can be done ahead, so that at the
proper time to pillow the land and prepare
| for planting no time need be lost in clean
| ing up. 1 prefer to rake up aud burn all
the trash possible. By this plan often a
considerable number of weed seeds is dis
troyed, and stalks of weeds that would In
terfere more or less with the cultivation
entirely destroyed.
| There is very little danger Of having the
| land too clean. Plow thoroughly. You
want mellow soil that the roots can pene-
tIate readily, and that is the more easily
/ cultivated, and this can not be secured un-
/ less the land is well plowed. Narrowing,
rolling or dragging should not be given
until the land is In first-clsss condition.
| IL light, losmy soil is selected and Is
thoroughly cleaned up and well plowed, it
requires but little work to fine so as to be
in good condition. In selecting the soil
do not take the poorest on the farm,
but give the sorghum good land.
Mark off the rows as shallow as possible
and about 81 or 4 feet apart. Plant the
l seed as evenly as possible and in as straight
line as can be done. A seed drill is, oil
course, the best, as it will distribute
the seed r.s.ch more evenly and
i In a slraighter line than could pos
sibly be done by hand. Use only the
i best seed from selected stock IL you wani
the best yield. Cane is crop that dete
riorstes very rapidly unless considerable
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some wheat over the pile, and turn them

some wheat over the pile, and turn them
on.
The original stock OF the beet occurs
wild on the shores of the Mediterranean
sea, in Greece, and grows wild in some of
the Islands of the Atlantic ocean. This is
the common mangold, of which there are
two sub-species.
A Saratoga, N. Y, farmer reports that he
keeps crows from pulling the corn by scat
tering few quarts over the field for them
to pick up, and repeating it 1t necessary.
The'crows eat enough grubs and cut worms
to pay for the corn.
New England farmers attribute the dis
ease known as weak loins in hogs to lying
in dollhouse manure. 1t is a rheumatic
trouble, which may be cured by active and
continued rubbing. 1t may also be cured
by exercise and fresh air.
Run green clover, rye, wheat, oats or
corn through the feed cutter, set to cut in
hslf-inch lengths, and feed to fowls con-
fined in yards. This is the sollIng system
applied to poultry keeping, and works adj
mirably, as those known who have tried 1T.
The people of Siberia buy their milk
frozen, and for convenience it is allowed
to freeze about a stick, which comes as a
one chunk or two chunks, as the case may
be, at the house of his customers.
Neglect to spread ditch-banks often gives
trouble at moving time, and makes un-
slightly places. A sharp spade to outline
and to cut into blocks, potato dag to
haul out and a long-handed shovel and
corn hoe to finish up with are the needed
tools.
A practical farmer says that in setting
posts where great solidity is required he
uses gravel aud small stones to fiji around
the posts and then runs in thin water-lime
mortar. thus virtually imbedding the post
in rock, preventing decay and insurlng so
lidity.
The black Top Spanish merino is now
being bred exteI sively in Wfst Virginia
and PsDDsylv-uia. They yield delaine
wool, and TIE "~cses weighs about 100
pounds. Breef arS who have stuck to the
Spanish merinc 'or years are now going
pell-mell into b. - ding black tops.
The value of me hen manure from a sim
gle bird for one ear has been estimated at
fifteen cents. At this rate the total value
of the manure from all the poultry in the
country in 1880 would be SIS, 900, 600. The
total value of the fertilizers manufactured
during the same year was $23, $50, 795.
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GosgEN, September S.-[5pecisL Mrs.
George McFahn, of this city, has been tenn
porafily insane for some time past, but her
friends, fearing that she would attempt to
commit suicide, have been keeping
a close watch upon her movements
for some time past. Her husband usually
stsid awake sduring the night, leaving the
care of her to his friends during the day
time. Last night ABOUT II o'clock he saw
that she wss sleeping soundly and con-
clu6ed to take short nap. When he
awoke she was nowhere to be found. He
Immediately began a search for her, &C
eompanied by his friends, fearing the
worst. This morning about 10 o'clock
she was found in the canal near Davis
saw-mill where she had undoubtedly
jumped from the bridge to watery grave.
She was in her nightclothes, and it is
thought she feigned sleep so as to elude
her watchful husband. Her married life
had always been of the happiest, aud no
reason but that of insanity can be assigned
her rash act.
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Caring for Pigs.

An Illinois correspondent of The Hog
says that on account Of the large number
of hogs lost by disease during the past
year, and the comparatively small number
of pigs being raised this year, breeding
stock is very sure to be in good demand,
and at better prices than for some time.
Sows, especially, should find quick sales at
good prices, as large numbers of breeders
have lost nearly all, snd sometimes all, OF
their breeding stock. He adds:
cit will certainly pay us to give our pigs
extra care in order to secure the best
health and growth, thereby realizing better
prices for them at the end of
the season. In regard to feeding:
We feed shelled corn and oats
lwholel three parts oats and one part corn.
and for slop, corn, oats, rye aud bran, the
amount of the richer grain depending on
the amount of fat we wish to make. If
you have a litter that you want to make
extra nice, give them plenty of sweet milk
as soon as they will commence drinking,
being careful to not give them too much
on the start, for fear of securing them. at
about five weeks old, commence mixing in
little ground oats and rye in the milk.
When there is a considerable amount of
sIop to be fed, and it is not convenient to
mix it at the feeding place, there should
be slop barrel on wheels.
II your hogs are lousy, now is the time
to get rid of them (the lice) Take four parts
kerosene to one part lard, and rub them
thoroughly with it. 1t will be easier to get
rid of the lice now than to wait until the
pigs grow up"
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THE CROP REPORT.
AHeavy Decline in the Condition of Cotton
Eotr, and pofafnoS-

AHeavy Decline in the Condition of Cotton,
Corn and Potatoes.
WASHINGTON, September 10.-The statis-
teal report of the Department of Agricul-
ture for September presents a heavy re-
duction in condition of cotton, corn, and
potatoes, with little change in the status
of wheat and other small grains. The
high promise of the cotton crop has been
reduced over ten points, from SO 3 to 50 s,
the effect of excessive rains on the Atlantic
coast and drought in the Gulf States.
Serious shedding of bolls has resulted from
both causes. The boil worm and cater
pillar have a wide distribution, doing
some damage already, and threatening
still heavier loss. The State averages are:
Virginia, So; North Carolina, SO; South
Carolina, SO; Georgia, 81; Florida, So;
Alabama, 81; Mississippi, "a; Louisiana,
Sc; Texas, ~; Arkansas, SO; Tennessee,
rs.
There is q further loss in condition OF
maize. from sos TO 1913 per cent, four
points lower than last years crop in Sep
TENDER. The memorable crop failure of 1881
was indicated by go per cent. in September,
and 66 per cent. in October, some improve
ment having resulted from more favorable
conditions. The depreciation is nearly all
In the west. The states of the Atlantic
coast, and those of the gulf, report larger
crops than those of last year, already be-
yend the reach of disaster. In the seven
corn surplus States, the average of last
month was IA; now 81. The figures are:
Ohio, 6S; InoIana, I'll; Illinois, 81; Iowt
IS; Missouri 81; Ksnsss, AZ; NEBRASKA. ~.
The average of New York and PsDnsyl-
vania is So, of Georg "a. OF Texas 80. of
Tennessee so, and of Kentucky 50.
The average condition of winter and
spring wheat when harvested is 80; last
year, 81 s; in 1895, -. In the spring heat
region, Dakota returns 80, a SIN III gain /;
and Nebraska rs, q slight reduction from
last month. The increase of acreage will
make the differences still lass between the
present crop and that of 1886.
The average for rye is S22. That of oats
1914, against So last month, showing a
slight decline. The average for barley is
So, against 81 2 last month. A reduction
in buckwheat has occurred from 80 last
month to SO. The average condition
for potstoes is very much reduced,
from SOB last month to 81 3. This is
four points lower than in 1881, and the
lowest record for September that the de-
partment has ever recorded. The reduction
Is manly in the West. The Maine average
is IS, that of New York 81, and Of Pennsyl-
Yanis 70. The Michigan average is 80, that
| of Illinois 40, Indiana 43, Ohio 50, Iowa
81, Missouri II, Kansas 81, Nebraska s..
The condition of cigar tobacco is high in
New York and Pennsylvania, but depressed
slightly in Connecticut and Wisconsin.
There is a slight improvement in Eastern
shipping tobacco, and further depression
in Western. Condition in Virginia 81,
North Carolina 50. Tennessee 60, Kentucky
80, Ohio So, Indiana 30, Illinois 81, Mis-
souri, 50.
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When jamie MIXED the Cows.

Wnen janis m1tke0 inc lows.
The daisy held her dainty cup
To catch the dendrop bright;
The bee had kissed the clover hobs
And babe them all good night;
The katydid had tuned her songs
Among the apple 00ughs,
And farther stretched tue shadows long,
When jamie MIXED the COWS.
The swallows fitted here aud there,
The bat had left his bower.
The primrose, with bashful air,
Enclosed her petalled flower;
The whippoorwtH his plaintiVe tale
Proclaimed meath wooded b0ughs,
And twilight dropped her dusKJ veil,
while jamie MIXED the COWS.
And Ben, the ploughboy. strolling by,
Comes through the open bars,
While softly in the western sky
Shine out the tranquil stars.
And while the corn blades whisper low,
Two lovers pledge their vows,
Amid the twilights purple glow,
While jamie MIXED the cows.
A little cottage, snug and new,
With hop vines at the door;
The sunbeams peeping softly through,
Lie dancing on the floor.
And when the first pale evening stars
shine through the forest bOughs,
Young Farmer Ben, beside the bars,
Helps jamie milk the cows.
HELEN WHITNEY CLARKE.
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pains Is taken in the selection of the seed,
30 that it pays to take some pains to pro-
cure seed of good quality.
Cover as lightly as possible. The seed
needs to be covered, but must not be COW
cred too deep, as 1t will rot in the ground
instead of terminating.
Do not plant too early. Wait until the
soil becomes sufficiently warmed up to in
sure q quick termination of seed. Sor.
ghum thrives better after the soil is rather
dry and warm. Making as it does, very
slow growth, it needs all the encourage
ment necessary; and there is nothing
gained in planting the seed until the soil
Is thoroughly warmed up.
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Recipes.

Roasted Eggs.-Prick hole in each egg
shell with pin. Wrap the egg in wet
pepper and put It into hot ashes to cook.
Fifteen minutes should cook them. Serve
as boiled eggs.
Tomato Pie The remains of cold pork
or mutton, few slices of potatoes and
onions, cover with sliced tomatoes and
little stock, or, il this be Hot at hand, a
little water; make q short crust and bake.
Spiced Currapts.-Five pounds currants,
four pounds brown sugar, two tablespoons
ground cloves, two tablespoons cinnamon,
one pint vinegar. Boil two hours or more,
till quite thick. To be eaten with meat.
Picked Crab Apples.-To one quart of
fruit add one quart of sugar, and vinegar
enough just to cover, Spice with ground
cloves to your taste. Put your fruit into
the vinegar, and stir them until they are
soft; or, better, steam them first and pour
the vinegar and sugar on them when hot.
Egg Plant, Fried.-Cut the vegetable into
slices one quarter OF an inch thick, without
remov' ny the skin. SDrinkle salt over each
slice and return the slices to their original
shape; press gently to extract the juice, then
drain and peel, dip them In egg, roll them
In bread crumbs and fry In plenty OF hot
fat.
Pesch Cake Bake three sheets of sponge
cake as for jelly cake; out nice ripe peacke;
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BOodi.r,s Friends in the roils.

CHICAGO, September 1S.-Nine indict-
ments were returned by the grand Jury to.
day against four persons alleged to have
been abbettors in the McGarigle escape:
DR.. Leonard St John, Of the college OF
physicians and surgeons; Levi Dell, jani-
tor of the same college; Capt. John Irving,
commander Of the schooner Edward Blake,
aud Capt. John Freer, commander OF the
G. A. Marsh. There were two indictments
brought against each for conspiracy to ef-
fec the escape of prisoner after convic-
ton. This ninth charges st. John with
prejury and doubtless refers to his testi-
mony before the July grand jury where. he
is represented as denying any connection
with the escape. Assistant State Attorney
Longnecker says very strong circumstan-
tial case has been made against the four
men.
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noted. The articles On feeding should be
well studied In this regard. Breeders to be
kept over winter should be provided with
comfortable pens. Lay In q supply of litter
on the first opportunity. Dried swamp
muck lie the most valuable and useful, and
the present month is q good time to dig 1t.
For early spring pigs 10 be male into pork
next fall couple the sows this month.
Sows farrowing this month should be mated
again the ninth day after.
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RAILWAYS PILLS
The Great Lives and Stomach Remedy.

The Great Livez and Stomach Remedy.
sweet gum, purge regulate, purify, cleanse and
strengthen. RADWA1'S PILLS, for the cure OF
all Disorders Of the Stomach, Liver, Bowels,
Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases, constip1'
ton, Costiveness, Indigestion, Dyspepsia BIZ
iousness Fever, Inflammation Of the Bowess,
cera. Purely vegetable, containing no merun.
". minerals, or deleteTious drugs
Price Is cents per SOx. Sold by al druggists.
Dyspepsia
The symptoms of this disease are the symp-
toms of g broken-dowh stomach. Indigestion,
Flstulency, heartburn, Acid Stomach, Pain
after Estingzgiving rise sometimes 70 the most
ezeruciatine SCerie-PyroSis Or Water Brash, etc.
etc.
RAILWAYS sARSAPARILLIAN, aided by
RadWay's Pills, is a cure for THE complaint. IL
restores strength to the stomach and makes IL
perform its functions. Take the medicine ac-
coroing to directions and observe what We SAY
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The Foldinr SAYING nachine.

is highly recommended to us as truly a
triumph of mechanical genius, and for
pears never to have been invented. a man
can carry 1t to the woods under his arm in
the morning, saw down and trim trees, cut
up the logs, and cut seven or more cords of
wood before night. The firm, Folding Saw
ing Machine Co., SOB to Gil South Canal
street, Chicago, ILL.,, offer them at reason
able rates, and any lumberman or farmer
with few acres Of timber can make one
save its first cost in short time. Send for
another column.
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DISCRIMINATION in Feeding Stock.
Philadelphia Record.


Where stocks of all kinds is kept under
one shelter and fed at the barn, some dis
tinction should be made between the ami
mails required for production and those
that are simply retained for future pur-
pose. The COW that is in full flow Of milk
requires food different IN character from
the cow that has been dried off, while the
steer may need only enough to repair waste
of tissue until the period arrives for being
fatted for the butcher. Yet, as q rule, the
cattle are fed Unfortunately, in q
routine wsy and while they may have been
allowed all that is required, it becomes a
wasteful practice to feed that which may
be dispensed with under certain circum-
stances. Without liberal supply of food
the cows can not produce large quantities
OF milk, and the most economical system
offeediDg COW is to use her for converting
the cheaper hay and grain into the higher
priced milk or butter. It will not pay
to feed inferior food, or that which is lack
ing in the elements necessary for milk pro-
duction. The cow that has been dried off
and is waiting TO come in fresh must also
be fed intelligently, not only to provide
food for herself and embryo calf, but to
bring her into good condition when~ehe is
ready for milk; but she will not have that
heavy drain on her system which pertains
to the cow in full flow. The steer, If fully
matured, and If the season be not adj
yanced in order to more easily fatten him
for market, is content with very ordinary
rations until the time arrives for filling
his frame with choice beef. If the wants
of each animal be noticed, and the food be
given in q manner so as best to promote
the objects sought, there will be quite a
saving in the course of season If the heard
is large one. The same is true of hogs.
While the barrows should be kept in a
rapidly growing condition, so IS to make
as large q frame as possible before
a healthy condition, with proportion oil
fat stored up. Yet corn is made the staple
grain food by farmers when it is not needed,
thus entailiDg loss by not using discrimina
ton in feeding.
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Bees in September.

Successful wintering of bees depends, to
a great extent, on their management this
month. Later, unsealed honey Is poor food
for winter, and should never be used for
feeding purposes. If extracting be con-
tinued late. there is more or less danger,
unless full sealed combs have been set aside
for this purpose; otherwise the late I'M
sealed honey may be extracted and good
sugar syrup substituted.
There are many localities where fall
flowers abound and where the principal
surplus of the year is gathered this month.
In harvesting fall honey the extractor is
invaluable, for the bees Will not store the
honey ia boxes when combs must be built
nearly so fast as in the brood chant ar,
where instinct teaches them it must re
filed for winter. This is also q
good month to introduce new Olood
into the aplary. Keep no QUEEN
Intended to Introduce queens, in which
case one or two combs of Matching brood,
from stocks that can best spare them,
should be inserted, in order to secure
young bees for winter. II there are still
surplus boxes on, it is quite necessary to
keep the cap of the hive warm st night by
artificial means, as the bees are very apt to
leave the boxes when the nights are cool,
and thus retard their work to such an ex.
tent that we have many unfinished boxes,
where with the necessary warmth, they
would have been completed.
Where the honey harvest ceased last
month, the bees may now be divided,
giving them young queens. The honey
flow OF this month will enable them to get
in good condition by the time they 90 into
winter quarters. Where any stocks have
old queens, these should be destroyed, and
young queens introduced. With little
care, the supply of queens can be kept on
hand. at this time of the year, should
feeding be necessary for this purpose, feed
as fast as possible, unless it is desired to
stimulate brood rearing, when the entrances
feeder may be used with good effect. Keer
the queens laying as long as possible, tc
have q populous stock.